scholarly journals Occurrence of BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA and PHYSA ACUTA (gastropoda: mollusca) snails in Quinta da Boa Vista municipal park, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Mariana Brito de Oliveira ◽  
Alinne Silva Simões de Oliveira ◽  
Ana Paula Procopio de Azevedo ◽  
Jessica Rossi da Silva ◽  
Thaylane Rodrigues Neves de Medeiros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Biomphalaria Glabrata ◽  
Artificial Lake ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Physa Acuta ◽  
System A ◽  
Main Lake ◽  
The City ◽  
Main Attraction

The human species has an emotional connection with nature called “biophilia” (or, love for life). This connection goes from generation to generation, being one of the reasons why green spaces are present in large cities. Quinta da Boa Vista is a municipal park in Rio de Janeiro located in the São Cristóvão neighborhood in the northern part of the city. Its main attraction is the artificial lake system, a leisure attraction for the local community. This article reports the presence of Biomphalaria glabrata and Physa acuta snails around the main lake in the Quinta da Boa Vista Municipal Park in Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Seventy-one B. glabrata and twenty-seven P. acuta snails were collected. The snails were measured and examined for the presence of trematode larvae according to standardized procedures. The prevalence rate of B. glabrata was estimated at 15.5%. Rediae and cercariae resembling those of the species Typhlocoelum cucumerinum (Typhlocoelidae, Digenea) which parasitizes aquatic birds of the order Anseriformes were found. This study reinforces the importance of monitoring park lakes and ponds to better understand the risk of helminth transmission by molluscan vectors.KEY WORDS: Snails; Schistosomiasis; Digenea; Quinta da Boa Vista; Rio de Janeiro.

scholarly journals Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Vegetation in Recreational Urban Blue-Green Spaces—Some Recommendations for Greenery Shaping

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1077
Author(s):  
Agata Ćwik ◽  
Tomasz Wójcik ◽  
Maria Ziaja ◽  
Magdalena Wójcik ◽  
Katarzyna Kluska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Fungal Spores ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Plant Composition ◽  
Artificial Lake ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Multi Media ◽  
The City ◽  
Main Attraction

Urban water bodies are an important asset in terms of climate change. The accompanying vegetation is an integral part of the waterside space system and a source of ecosystem services and disservices. The composition of greenery in waterside spaces should therefore be preceded by detailed research. This research would be the basis for the development of recommendations for enhancement of the positive impact of vegetation on humans and minimisation of its negative effect. The aim of the study was to identify ecosystem services and disservices of vegetation in the four most important waterside recreation spaces in the city of Rzeszów, Poland, and to develop plant composition guidelines. A detailed inventory of vegetation and aerobiological monitoring of the presence of airborne allergenic pollen grains and fungal spores were carried out. Next, the ecosystem services and disservices of the vegetation were determined based on literature data and on our expert judgement. Additionally, a counting of the number of visitors to waterside areas was conducted. All these steps were used to develop recommendations for shaping the vegetation of study areas. The results of the investigations show that the boulevards along the artificial lake function completely differently than other investigated places as the area resembles an urban park, and the water is not the main attraction in this space. The vegetation of the boulevards and the nearby gravel-pit bathing area has mostly a spontaneous character and offers the widest range of ecosystem services and disservices. The management of the vegetation should focus on its health-enhancing values. The vegetation growing near the outdoor swimming pools has been designed by man. Nevertheless, it requires recomposing and is targeted specifically at the enhancement of the visual attractiveness. Additionally, there is a need for planting compact deciduous trees that will provide shade at the multi-media fountain.

Neighbourhoods for the City in Pacific Asia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kong Chong Ho
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Local Community ◽  
City Government ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Pacific Asia ◽  
The City

The largest cities in Pacific Asia are the engines of their countries’ economic growth, seats of national and regional political power, and repositories of the nation’s culture and heritage. The economic changes impacting large cities interact with political forces along with social cultural concerns, and in the process also impact the neighbourhoods of the city. Neighbourhoods for the City in Pacific Asia looks at local collective action and city government responses and its impact on the neighbourhood and the city. A multi-sited comparative approach is taken in studying local action in five important cities (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei) in Pacific Asia. With site selection in these five cities guided by local experts, neighbourhood issues associated with the fieldsites are explored through interviews with a variety of stakeholders involved in neighourhood building and change. The book enables comparisons across a number of key issues confronting the city: heritage (Bangkok and Taipei), local community involved provisioning of amenities (Seoul and Singapore), placemaking versus place marketing (Bangkok and Hong Kong). Cities are becoming increasingly important as centers for politics, citizen engagement and governance. The collaborative efforts city governments establish with local communities become an important way to address the liveability of cities.

scholarly journals Projeto “Monitor de Ecoturismo”: Uma proposta de formação continuada e sua relação com a conservação ambiental no município de Resende (RJ)

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana dos Santos Souza ◽  
Karla Beatriz Lopes Baldini
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Municipal Management ◽  
Project Data ◽  
The City

Há muito tempo o meio natural tem se tornado uma opção de lazer, sendo o ecoturismo uma base para o desenvolvimento socioeconômico, capaz de proporcionar uma forma de valorização e conservação dos recursos sociais, culturais e naturais com vista a garantir a sustentabilidade da comunidade local onde busca ser desenvolvido. Considerando os diferentes autores e suas abordagens, o presente estudo aborda a temática do ecoturismo e sua relação com a capacitação de monitores locais, sua formação e credenciamento em um município localizado numa região com grande potencial turístico no sul do estado do Rio de Janeiro, bem como sua relação com a conservação da natureza. O objetivo geral do artigo foi sistematizar os dados do projeto realizado pelo município denominado “Monitor de Ecoturismo”. Como objetivos específicos, levantar o desenvolvimento do projeto ao longo de suas edições e apresentar a importância das atividades desenvolvidas na capacitação dos monitores locais na manutenção do patrimônio natural do município. Para o desenvolvimento do artigo, os dados foram coletados através de documentos fornecidos pelos órgãos municipais envolvidos, relatos orais de seus colaboradores, releases publicados pelo governo municipal na mídia local e observação direta nas edições do projeto. A partir do material coletado, foi sistematizado como o projeto vem sendo implementado no município ao longo do tempo. Até o presente momento foram realizadas três edições que tiveram duração variada devido alternância da Gestão Municipal e o público-alvo. Foram certificados cerca de 25 monitores em cada edição do curso, com um total de 75 formados. Eles atuam profissionalmente nos atrativos naturais localizados nas Unidades de Conservação e entorno, bem como em eventos esportivos de montanha realizados na região. O curso de formação de “Monitores de Ecoturismo” é estratégico para o desenvolvimento da atividade na região. O projeto possibilita, o envolvimento das comunidades locais com a proteção ambiental, através da disseminação do conhecimento das trilhas e também da geração de renda que o ecoturismo pode proporcionar. O projeto é continuo, já que a demanda por mão-de-obra capacitada é permanente na região. Além disso, várias trilhas e roteiros ainda precisam ser trabalhados e monitorados de forma permanente. “Conhecer para preservar”, esse é um dos princípios do Projeto “Monitor de Ecoturismo”. Conclui-se verificando que, na ausência de planejamento e de capacitação continuada, esse princípio seria impossível de ser alcançado e a conservação ambiental ameaçada. Project " Ecotourism Monitor " : A proposal of continuing education and its relationship with environmental conservation in the municipality of Resende (RJ, Brazil) ABSTRACT Long ago the natural environment has become a leisure option, being eco-tourism a basis for socio-economic development, capable of providing a form of development and preservation of social, cultural and natural resources to ensure the sustainability of the local community where seeks to be developed. Considering the different authors and their approaches, this study addresses the theme of ecotourism and its relation to the training of local monitors, their training and accreditation in a municipality located in a region with great potential for tourism in southern of the State of Rio de Janeiro, as well as its relation to nature conservation. The overall objective of the study was to systematize the project data held by the municipality called "Ecotourism Monitor". The specific objectives, raise the development of the project over their issues and present the importance of the activities performed in the training of local monitors in maintaining the natural heritage of the city. For the development of the article, the data were collected through documents provided by municipal agencies involved, oral accounts of its employees, releases published by the municipal government in the local media and direct observation in project issues. The collected material was systematized as the project is being implemented in the city over time. Until now there were three issues that had varying lengths due alternation of Municipal Management and the target audience. Were certified about 25 monitors in each edition of the course, with a total of 75 graduates. They act professionally in natural attractions located in and around protected areas, as well as in mountain sports events held in the region. The training course "Ecotourism monitors" is strategic for the development of the activity in the region. The enables project, the involvement of local communities to environmental protection, through the dissemination of knowledge of the trails and also income generation that ecotourism can provide. The project is ongoing, as the demand for labor, skilled work is permanent in region. In addition, several trails and routes still need to be worked on and monitored permanently. "Knowing to preserve" this is one of the design principles "Ecotourism Monitor". We conclude noting that, in the absence of planning and ongoing training, this principle would be impossible to be reached and the threatened environmental conservation. KEYWORDS: Income; Associations; Natural Attractions; Training; Planning.

scholarly journals Panem et circenses [1] at Largo da Carioca, Brazil: the urban diversity focused on people-environment interactions

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethel Pinheiro ◽  
Cristiane Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
The City

This paper explores how outdoor performances actively define and create the essential character of open spaces in Brazil, a country known for its overwhelming abundance of outdoor life. We investigate the importance of open spaces within the urban fabric, and consider the ways in which the history and aspirations of the local community become meaningfully woven into these spaces. We chose an open space, or largo [3], in the city of Rio de Janeiro called Largo da Carioca, which embodies the relation between collective memory and appropriation. We then consider how the Largo has consistently been used as an arena of performance despite the intense urban changes and movement of people over the last 50 years. As a way of grasping the dynamic of the activities of the Largo da Carioca we adopted two approaches: historical-evolutive and participant observation. The first concerns the evolution of the urban space of Largo da Carioca and the background of outdoor performances as a way of introducing the popular arts of Rio de Janeiro, and as a way of connecting our theoretical analysis to the field research. In the second approach we use tools and methods from ethnographic research such as field annotations, direct interviews and visual resources, like photographs and video-shooting, so as to fulfill and complement our work. We argue that the urban essence of these performances is related to the ‘inviting’ conditions of this particular urban site and to its (in)formal structures, uses and regular activities. It invites – because of its openness, formal and social largeness and amplitude – a singular melange of uses and appropriations through which the formal and social are amalgamated – for, as one informant said, it is ‘an open space of constant comings and goings’ (Igor Ferreira, 13/07/03).

scholarly journals Ocupar o centro: Vivências no processo de reconversão de imóveis abandonados em áreas centrais

Revista Prumo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andressa de Luca Heredia de Sá
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Abandoned Properties ◽  
The City

Esta pesquisa surge da crítica ao Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida (PMCMV) frente à disponibilidade de imóveis vacantes nos centros urbanos. O trabalho parte de estudos teóricos e empíricos que propõem uma reflexão, através de diferentes abordagens metodológicas, para a realização da reconversão de imóveis abandonados na área central. Questiona também o papel dos profissionais e estudantes de arquitetura na prestação de assessoria técnica de movimentos populares. A Ocupação Vito Giannotti (OVG), localizada no Bairro do Santo Cristo, na área portuária da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, foi definida como estudo de caso visando demonstrar a importância do projeto participativo para alcançar um ambiente construído de qualidade. Essa experiência demonstra a necessidade de formar arquitetos com a capacidade de interlocução e mediação, em vez da imposição do projeto arquitetônico. Palavras-chave: Assessoria Técnica; autogestão habitacional; Ocupação Vito Giannotti. Abstract This research emerges from the critique of the Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida (PMCMV) considering the availability of vacant properties in urban centers. The work begins with theoretical and empirical studies that propose a reflection, through the different methodological approaches, to carry out the conversion of abandoned properties in the central areas of large cities. It also questions the role of architecture professionals and students in providing technical assistance to popular movements. The Ocupação Vito Giannotti (OVG), located in the Santo Cristo neighborhood, in the port area of the city of Rio de Janeiro, was defined as a case study aiming to demonstrate the importance of the participatory project to achieve a built environment of quality. This experience demonstrates the need to train architects with the capacity to dialogue and mediate, instead of imposing the architectural project. Keywords: Technical Assistance; Social Housing Self-Management; Vito Giannotti Occupation.

Impact of age and schooling on performance on the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery: A study of elderly residents in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verônica C. Araujo ◽  
Christina M. B. Lima ◽  
Eduarda N. B. Barbosa ◽  
Flávia P. Furtado ◽  
Helenice Charchat-Fichman
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Screening Battery ◽  
The City

Incidência da utilização de protetores bucais em diversos esportes de contato

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (45) ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
Victor Paes Dias Gonçalves ◽  
Hugo Leonardo Matias Nahmias ◽  
Marcus Menezes Alves Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Dental Trauma ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
The Face ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
The City

Among contact sports, the practice of martial arts offers a greater risk of causing dental trauma and fractures as contact with the face is more frequent. The primary objective of the research is to evaluate the incidence of mouthguard use, and the secondary objective is to verify which type has a greater predominance and the difficulties in its use correlating to the type of mouthguard used. A documentary study was carried out with 273 athletes of different contact sports, among them: MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwondo of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was concluded that the most commonly used mouthguard is PB Boils and Bites - Type II and its level of approval is poor, interfering with the athletes’ performance, mainly in relation to the breathing factor.

Topics of Environmental Education Program in Coastal Areas

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. O. Rennhack ◽  
D. M. W. Zee ◽  
E. S. Cunha ◽  
M. F. Portilho
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
State University ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Supply Information

Researches and Studies made by the Department of Oceanography of the Institute of Geoscience of the State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ, evidenced the need for educational support where environment-related questions were concerned. A wide range of environment problems tend to concentrate in coastal areas, owing to disordinate urban growth combined with the lack of substructure to cope with it A large number of these problems can be minimized through the participation of the local community. Thus the goals of environmental education are to supply information, to promote a change in the population's attitude toward environmental problems, besides stimulating its participation by fostering its sense of responsibility. Preliminary results have demonstrated that the community has shown great interest in the work that has been proposed, and it has contributed with participation, promising response. Environmental education is fundamental when we consider possible solutions for environmental problems in coastal urban centers. Only by educating the main cause of environmental problems, man himself, will it be possible to consider the question starting from its very origin. This abstract presents two pioneer experiments in the Municipio of Rio de Janeiro, which are “Muito Prazer Marapendi” (“Glad to know you, Marapendi”) and “Troca de Areias da Praia de Copacabana” (“Exchange of Sands in Copacabana Beach”).

Categorias analíticas do espaço e Turismo: o exemplo da Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, Niterói/RJ

GEOgraphia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ângelo Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Guanabara Bay ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Spatial Dynamic ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Military Installations ◽  
The City

O objetivo que permeia a presente pesquisa é utilizar a Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, localizada no bairro de Jurujuba, em Niterói, construída em 1555, na entrada da barra da Baía de Guanabara, como foco de antílise, ressaltando a importância deste fixo social enquanto atração turística e de lazer, incluindo a cidade de Niterói no circuito destas atividades, complementares à cidade do Rio de Janeiro; além de abordar conceitos e categorias analíticas, oriundos das ciências sociais, principalmente provenientes da Geografia, pertinentes ao estudo das atividades em tela. Neste contexto, na dinâmica espacial da cidade de Niterói, o processo de mudança de função dos fixos sociais têm sido extraordinário. Residencias unifamiliares, prédios e até mesmo fortificações militares, verdadeiras monumentalidades, foram refuncionalizadas, passando por um processo de turistificação. Assim, a refuncionalização da respectiva Fortaleza em espaço cultural toma-se um importante atrativo da história, do patrimônio, da cultura, marcando no espaço urbano sua expressões e monumentalidade, criada pelo homem como símbolo de seus ideais, objetivos e atos, constituindo-se em um legado as gerações futuras, formando um elo entre passado, presente e futuro. Abstract This paper focuses on Santa Cruz Fortress, built in 1555 in Jurujuba (Niterói), to guard the entrance of Guanabara bay, and stresses its role as a towist attraction and leisure' area, as a social fix which links the city of Niterói to the complementary circuit of these activities in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The study uses important concepts and analytic categories fiom social sciences, particularly fiom Geography.In the spatial dynamic of the city of Niterói, change in functions of social fuces has been extraordinary. Single-family dwellings, buildings and even military installations have been re-functionalized, undergoing a process of touristification. In that way, the refunctionalization of the Fortress as a cultural space provides an important attraction in the domains of history, patrimony, and culture, providing the urban space with an expression of monumentality, created by man as a symbol of his ideals, aims and actions, a legacy to future generations forming a link between past, present and future.

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